Satelitul GOLIAT a fost lansat la data de 13 februarie 2012, orele 10:00 UT, de la Centrul Spatial Guyana cu racheta europeana VEGA, care a efectuat primul sau zbor de calificare (VV01). Satelitul a fost lansat impreuna cu satelitii LARES si ALMASAT ai Agentiei Spatiale Italiane (ASI) si cu alti sase nanosateliti din Franta, Italia, Spania, Polonia, Ungaria.

Satelitul GOLIAT se afla si poate fi gasit in prezent in prezent pe o orbita circumterestra eliptica inclinata, cu urmatoarele caracteristici:  perigeu – 302,3 km; apogeu – 1.456,3 km; inclinare – 69,5°; perioada – 102,4 minute; semiaxa mare: 7.250,3 km.

In perioada urmatoare injectiei pe orbita satelitul  isi stabilizeaza miscarea, statiile de sol efectuand procese de tracking. In primele zile, satelitul a fost aproape permanent iluminat de Soare, peste cateva zile urmand o perioada predominant de umbra, timp in care alimentarea electrica va fi asigurata exclusiv de baterii.

In dimineata zilei de 18 februarie a.c. la pasajul corespunzator orbitei numarul 68 satelitul a efectuat impreuna cu statia ROSA-ISS de la Magurele o transmisie cu durata de 9 minute, timp in care au fost comunicati catre sol parametri operationali termici, electrici si software.

Agentia Spatiala Romana nu isi asuma in nici o masura responsabilitatea pentru informatii difuzate de orice tip de media care nu au ca sursa oficiala ROSA. Vom reveni periodic cu informatie pe site http://www.rosa.ro. Informatia tehnica si actualizari se afla pe site http://www.goliat.ro

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PR 3 2012 - Vega, ESA’s new launch vehicle, is ready to operate alongside the Ariane 5 and Soyuz launchers after a successful qualification flight this morning from Europe’s Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana.

With Vega extending the family of launchers available at the spaceport, Europe now covers the full range of launch needs, from small science and Earth observation satellites to the largest missions like ESA’s supply freighters to the International Space Station.

The first Vega lifted off at 10:00 GMT (11:00 CET, 07:00 local time) from the new launch pad, and conducted a flawless qualification flight.

Vega’s light launch capacity accommodates a wide range of satellites – from 300 kg to 2500 kg – into a wide variety of orbits, from equatorial to Sun-synchronous. Its reference mission is 1500 kg into a 700 km-high circular Sun-synchronous orbit.

Vega will thus add to Europe’s set of launch services next to the Ariane 5 heavy-lifter and the Soyuz medium-class launcher already in service.

The combination of these three systems operating from French Guiana will also improve the efficiency of Europe’s launch infrastructure by sharing its operating costs over a larger number of launches.

“In a little more than three months, Europe has increased the number of launchers it operates from one to three, widening significantly the range of launch services offered by the European operator Arianespace. There is not anymore one single European satellite which cannot be launched by a European launcher service,” said Jean-Jacques Dordain, Director General of ESA.

“It is a great day for ESA, its Member States, in particularly Italy where Vega was born, for European industry and for Arianespace.

”Vega launcher development started in 2003. Seven Member States contributed to the programme: Belgium, France, Italy, the Netherlands, Spain, Sweden and Switzerland.“Today is a moment of pride for Europe as well as those around 1000 individuals who have been involved in developing the world’s most modern and competitive launcher system for small satellites,” said Antonio Fabrizi, ESA’s Director of Launchers.

“ESA, with the technical support of the Italian and French space agencies, and about 40 industrial companies coordinated by the prime contractor ELV SpA, have made this enormous challenge a reality in under a decade of development.”

Source: European Space Agency (ESA)

13 Februarie 2012 10:00-12:00 GMT

GOLIAT este primul nanosatelit românesc si este dezvoltat de către un consorţiu de cercetare condus de Agenţia Spaţială Română. Lansarea satelitului se va face în zborul inaugural al rachetei VEGA a Agenţiei Spaţiale Europene, pe data de 13 Februarie 2012 in intervalul orar 10:00 - 12:00 GMT.

Satelitul GOLIAT este dezvoltat în conformitate cu standardul internaţional CubeSat. , îşi propune realizarea de imagini de înaltă rezoluţie, de măsurări ale dozei de radiaţii şi ale fluxului de micrometeoroizi şi transferul datelor către staţiile de sol pentru analiză şi diseminare ştiinţifică. Unul dintre obiectivele secundare este validarea în spaţiu a sub-sistemelor dezvoltate pentru reutilizarea şi dezvoltarea ulterioară în misiuni viitoare.

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Detalii despre VEGA puteti gasi pe site-ul Agenţiei Spaţiale Europene (ESA).

Vega is all set for launch on Monday. The new launcher passed its final hurdle on Saturday at Europe’s Spaceport, the Launch Readiness Review, and is ready for liftoff.

PR 2 2012 - On 13 February, the European Space Agency will perform the first qualification flight of its brand new Vega launch vehicle.

The very first Vega will lift off from Europe’s spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana, to release nine satellites into orbit and add a new capability to Europe’s fleet of launch systems. The first mission, designated VV01, is scheduled for liftoff during a two-hour launch window during 10:00–12:00 GMT (11:00–13:00 CET; 07:00–09:00 local time)

This first flight marks the culmination of nine years of development by ESA and its partners, the Italian space agency (ASI) and ELV SpA, the prime contractor for developing the vehicle.

The New Year sees the Romanian flag now flying at ESA sites alongside those of ESA’s other Member States, after Romania officially became ESA’s 19th Member State on 22 December.

The Agreement on Romania’s accession to the ESA Convention was signed on 20 January 2011 in Bucharest, by Jean-Jacques Dordain, Director General of ESA, Teodor Baconschi, Romanian Minister of Foreign Affairs, and Marius-Ioan Piso, President and CEO of the Romanian Space Agency.

Following this signing, the process of ratification by the Romanian government began. This process was concluded last year and, as of 22 December, Romania deposited its instrument of ratification of the ESA Convention in Paris, becoming an official ESA Member State.

Romania’s cooperation with ESA is long standing. In 1992, Romania was one of the first Eastern European countries to sign a Cooperation Agreement in the field of the peaceful use of outer space with ESA, paving the way for Romanian participation in several research projects with other European countries.

Cooperation between ESA and Romania was strengthened further in October 1999 with the signing of a five-year Framework Cooperation Agreement, and the signature of the European Cooperating State Agreement in 2006.

Romania has participated in several ESA missions, such as Cluster, Herschel, Planck, SOHO and Gaia with co-investigators, and in Earth Observation activities (EDUSPACE software), microgravity and exploration (SURE) and technology activities (the IAP telemedicine project).

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GOLIAT este primul nanosatelit românesc si este dezvoltat de către un consorţiu de cercetare condus de Agenţia Spatială Română. Lansarea satelitului se va face în zborul inaugural al rachetei VEGA a Agenţiei Spaţiale Europene, programat pentru sfarsitul lunii ianuarie 2012.

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